Harrisburg v. Mish
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 15, March T., 1900, by defendant, in suit of city of Harrisburg against G. F. Mish, from judgment of G. P. Dauphin Co., March T., 1896, No. 505, on verdict for plaintiff. Opinion by Rice, P. J. Sci. fa. sur municipal lien. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal, No. 15, March T., 1900, by defendant, in suit of city of Harrisburg against G. F. Mish, from judgment of G. P. Dauphin Co., March T., 1896, No. 505, on verdict for plaintiff. Opinion by Rice, P. J. Sci. fa. sur municipal lien. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion of the court. The defendant submitted among others the following point: [3. The alleged contract between the city of Harrisburg and its contractor under which the improvement of the roadway called Cameron street was made, the cost of which was, in part, assessed upon the property of the defendant, involved an…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rice, P. J.,
By an ordinance of councils approved December 2, 1893, it was ordered that Cameron street between certain points be graded; that a contract to do the work and furnish the materials be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder; that the cost of the work be assessed upon the abutting properties in proportion to the number of feet each property fronts on said street; and that at the expiration of thirty days after the completion, approval and acceptance of the work, the proper officers “ make and issue to the contractor improvement bonds in the usual and proper form, with…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- City of Erie ex rel. Erie Paving Co. v. A Piece of Land Fronting on Eighteenth StreetSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
- City of Harrisburg v. SheplerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- City of Harrisburg v. SheplerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
3Cited by1 opinion
- Johnston v. City of PhiladelphiaU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1902